Chewie's Reading Reflecton 01

 The first six chapters of Design by John Heskett had me thinking what it means to “design.”  In the first chapter Heskett somewhat outlines the main characteristics of design. “Design is one of the basic characteristics of what it is to be human, and an essential determination of the quality of human life.  It affects everyone in every detail of every aspect of what they do throughout each day.” A true qoute by the man himself.  I think this quote helps people understand the depth of what it is to design, considering every day you face challenges that require problem solving to overcome. Chapter two talks about how design has changed over the years to become the concept it is today. Chapter three then moved into describing the differences between the words function, utility, and significance in relation to design, with the words "utility" and "significance" being broken down from "function." Chapter four was mainly about product/industrial design and covered a range of different products and companies with some of their designs. Chapter five was on visual communication design and would probably be my favorite chapter, being that I'm a visual communication design major. The last chapter covered the last major sub-divion of design, interior space. Miriah said that she read that this sub-divion, can be broken down even farther into the decorative layout design of spaces as well as those who are interested in the original creation of spacial concepts and layouts.